Marshfield High sends five teams to tournament

Tuesday

Marshfield High will send five teams dancing into the tournament this spring.

The Rams will be represented in the postseason by the boys and girls lacrosse, baseball, softball and rugby teams.

The baseball and softball pairings were set to be announced on Tuesday (after Mariner deadline).

The Marshfield girls lacrosse team earned the No. 13 seed in the Division 1 South Sectionals and will match up at Falmouth (No. 4 seed, 17-1) on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The meeting between the Atlantic Coast League foes will be the third of this season. The Rams (9-10) are the only team to defeat Falmouth this season. On May 8, Molly Shaw scored an overtime goal to hand Marshfield a 14-13 win.

“That game helped us discover what we can do when we are focused and play as a team the whole time,” said Marshfield first-year coach Meghan Flanagan.

Falmouth won the other meeting between the two teams on April 12, 13-9.

The winner will advance to play the winner of Braintree (No. 5 seed, 14-4) and Pembroke (No. 12 seed, 11-7) in the sectional quarterfinals. The Rams lost two games against Braintree this season (9-8 and 14-5).

The Marshfield boys lacrosse team finished 9-8 and grabbed the No. 12 seed. The Rams will travel to Xaverian (No. 5 seed, 14-4) on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the first round of the Division 1 South Sectionals. The boys rebounded from a 1-5 start to make the tournament.

The winner advances to play the winner of Franklin (No. 4 seed, 15-3) and Mansfield (No. 13 seed, 9-8) in the sectional quarterfinals.

The Marshfield baseball team earned a tournament spot for the second consecutive year. The Rams got into the tournament because of a tie for second place in the ACL despite a 7-11 record. The Rams dropped their final four games of the season.

The Marshfield softball team rebounded from a 1-0 loss to Hanover on May 26 with a 6-1 win over Duxbury on May 29 to close out the season. The Rams finished 16-2 with the other loss coming to Bridgewater-Raynham.

The Marshfield rugby team earned the No. 6 seed In Division 2 with a 3-3 record. The Rams will travel to Milton (No. 3 seed, 6-2) on Friday at 5 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Milton won the first meeting between the two teams, 26-17. The winner will advance to the state semifinals against Malden Catholic (No. 2 seed, 4-1-1).